Supercup between BVB and Bayern: DFL announces venue | OneFootball

FC Bayern won both the league title and the DFB-Pokal last season. By claiming the double, it is now confirmed that the record champions will face Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the Supercup.

The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup 2026 will take place in Dortmund. The German Football League (DFL) has now officially confirmed this. Borussia Dortmund will host FC Bayern Munich on Saturday, August 22, at 8:30 p.m. at Signal Iduna Park. This means the match will once again be played in Germany’s largest football stadium. The game will be broadcast live on Sat.1 as well as on pay-TV channel Sky.

The Supercup will feature a Bayern vs. Dortmund clash for the first time since 2021. Last season, the Munich side secured both the German championship and the DFB-Pokal, winning the double for the first time since 2020. Because the league champions and cup winners are the same team, Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund move up as opponents in accordance with the regulations.

Overall, the two teams will meet in the Supercup for the eleventh time. The record so far is perfectly even: both Bayern and Dortmund have each won the competition five times. However, recent history favors the record champions. FC Bayern won four of the last five Supercup meetings against BVB.

Supercup: BVB to face Bayern in Dortmund

The most recent meeting in this competition was also held in Dortmund. In 2021, Bayern won 3–1 at Signal Iduna Park. The Munich side also had to play away in the Supercup last year and narrowly won 2–1 at VfB Stuttgart.

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Since this year, the competition has officially been called the “Franz Beckenbauer Supercup.” The DFL and DFB want to use the name to honor the achievements of the football legend, who passed away in January 2024. Traditionally, the Supercup is regarded as the first sporting highlight of the new season and is broadcast to numerous countries around the world.

The scheduling of the Supercup also delays the start of both teams in the DFB-Pokal. While the other first-round matches will already be played from August 21 to 24, Bayern and Dortmund will only enter the competition on September 1 and 2. Ticket sales for the match are being handled by Borussia Dortmund as the home club.

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